Charge Battery on Zen Microph

I have?a 8gb ZEN Micro Photo. I have no trouble charging my player when I attach the cable to my computer but the battery doesn't re-charge if I use a common USB charger. The player stops charging when the player turns the display off and if I touch the player it starts to charge for as long as the display is on. Is there a way to fix this problem?//Johan

yha my zen micro need to be constantly recharged, very annoying...

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/Creative ZEN MX problems with charging batteryHi!
I've bought Creative Zen MX player a couple months ago. First thing I noticed when I plug in it into my computer was that battery after 3 hours was not full, what is more computer disconnected with it couple times;/
After weeks or two when I tried to charge it i Went where I bought it and they said after some examination that it really didn't work
They've sent it to the service. I had t wait for the return two months!!! and at the end they said that that tiny usb wire was damaged not mp3.
OK . The battery was fully charged maybe on 5 attempts ;/
There is no problem in my computer because I tried it on several other and it did not work ;/ ?Please, help me
Where is the problem?
?Why this player simply disconnect with my PC?

I was given this as a gift. I charged it for 8hrs when i got it and it showed fully charged. I have been trying to give it a full charge over the last 2 days once on a power adapter plugged into the wall the other through the USB port on my laptop .each for about 8hrs each. Using different cables. I remove the player and it shows full battery (never gives the plug icon though)and within 30 minutes of play music, I get the low battery warning. it was purchased on 0/6/200. nAlso it will not power on while charging.My original ZEN was able to play music when charging this one says DOCKED and will not repond to the power button being presses.

MP3 Player (Zen Micro)won't recognize fully charged battery and won't recognize compu

Hi All,
Just wondering if anyone has any ideas for me. I can not download the new firmware until I can get the computer to stay connected to the MP3 Player long enough. The only way I can use the MP3 Player is if it is plugged into the wall. Any ideas of why the MP3 Player will not recognize the fully charged battery?
Thank you?
Kukmeri?

Is it possible that your battery might be worn out or defecti've? If a fully charged battery only lasts a very short period, there would either be a problem with the player cutting off at the incorrect voltage or the battery itself is not capable of holding much of a charge.

Battery Replacement Zen Stone Plus

Li-Poly batteries last approximately 3 years after manufacturing (charged or not). So if your Zen Stone ceases to function and it has not been abused, it'ss likely a dead ? no longer can be charged - battery.
I purchased a battery (actually 3 to meet their $ minimum) from allbattery.com? Polymer Li-Ion Battery 3.7V 240mAh. Order it with NO PCB option. $3.99 each plus shipping. After they arri'ved, I note the brand name is ?Tenergy. Original battery specs from Creative are 280mAh, a nominal difference. Specifications I didn?t have were charging requirements, but I?m happy to report they recharge seemingly identical from the Creative OEM batteries.
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BATTERY REPLACEMENT:
Run Exacto knife or small utility knife around sides and end NOT including end opposite display (or you will cut through a ribbon cable) penetrating no more than 0.075 (/6th inch) to split case of Zen Stone. It may be necessary to insert small jeweler?s screwdriver directly at corners to gently pry, releasing positioning studs. If you?re lucky, you won?t break off studs, but if you do, don?t worry they are mostly for alignment purposes.
Lift off control pad (volume up down, fast forward, reverse, center select button) Remove two Phillips screws holding pc board to bottom case and lift edge of pc board with small screwdriver under USB port.
Hinge pc board up with headphone jack on top and lift up battery with screwdriver.
Examine ribbon cable, which is folded around control board and sandwiched between control board and pc mother board. If cable is torn (or cut) you?ll probably have to throw Zen Stone in trash as this cable may be impossible to repair.
Remove white tape from top of battery and unsolder + and ? connectors
Tint ribbon cables with solder (I used a little solder paste to get solder to stick), the solder in wires, paying attention to + and ? terminals. Be very careful not to touch the ribbon cables together or solder on a metal surface.
Cut a piece of electrician tape and wrap around ribbon cables and soldering joints.
You can test your Zen Stone prior to assembly.
Reassemble in reverse order using a pin, tooth pick or small paper clip and clear silicone caulk around edges. Wrap elastics around unit holding upper and lower case together while caulk dries.
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&Hi,
Thanks for creating this guide. This forum does support pictures, click on Insert/edit image to insert an image. Take note that only urls are accepted so images have to be hosted on an external image hosting site like tinypic. Oh and welcome to the Creative Forums.

External Charger For the Zen Mic

will there be an external charger for the Zen Micro? So you can always have a juiced up battery ready and willing to go? =)

I think it's a huge inefficiency to require that the player be out of commission during the battery charging.
An optional external charger would remedy this problem and would make having a second battery the seamless way to have constant connectivity.
As it stands, you can't use the player for 3+ hours while it's charging.
These proprietary batteries that are only chargeable via Creative products are confining and non-user-friendly.
An optional external charger would make this player much more usable.
PS - otherwise - I LOVE IT!!!

I forgot to charge my Creative Zen mp3 player fully before first using it

I forgot to charge my Creative Zen mp3 player fully before first using it, and started syncing music onto it while it was charging for the first time. How much damage do you think this would have caused, and is there anything I can do to correct my mistake?Thanks.

I didn't fully charge my player the first time I used it and it works fine. The battery life seems to be on par with everyone else's. Also if you just plugged it into the computer and started syncing music you don't have anything to worry about. Even though you were syncing music you were still charging and not depleting the battery. I think the recommendation means that you don't "use" the player meaning unplug it from your computer with only a half charge and then run the battery out. Anyways, your player will be just fine.

Charging your Creative ZEN

How long does it take to charge your Creative ZEN using the ZEN wall charger? I've left it charging overnight but it never said full, the blue light was still blinking. Also, I turned my player off when I was charging it but I saw it turned on and playing songs a couple of times. Is this normal? Should I wait until it says full? Because I disconnected it already, I was afraid of overcharging it. The battery icon is full though but the lightning sign was still there and the blue light was still blinking.

zy wrote:
How long does it take to charge your Creative ZEN using the ZEN wall charger? I've left it charging overnight but it never said full, the blue light was still blinking. Also, I turned my player off when I was charging it but I saw it turned on and playing songs a couple of times. Is this normal? Should I wait until it says full? Because I disconnected it already, I was afraid of overcharging it. The battery icon is full though but the lightning sign was still there and the blue light was still blinking.
It will not overcharge. Turning on after you turn it off while connected to the charger is not normal. WQhen it is full the blue light should stop & the lighting bolt should stop.

Safe charger for a zen?

Hello everyone,
So far my zen 6 gig has been great! But I was wondering I have a charger A macally model number IP-A4. I used to use it on my sansa e250 before that bit the dust. It says the input is 00-240v AC. The output is 5v DC. Is this safe or will it fry my battery or decrease it's lifespan. Any input will be greatly appreciated.
Redsoxsfan,

Re: Safe charger for a zen?h
MikeM32 wrote:
look at both voltage and ampheres (mA) on the output label. The FAQ here (sticky) has the specs. FWIW, I have a new Zen and have used both a cigarette lighter USB charger designed for a? GPS unit and a 20volt A/C charger designed for an HTC smartphone. Both work fine with no damage to the Zen. A charger that works OK should not damage your battery or decrease its lifespan. Leaving your player in a hot car probably does more lifespan damage to your battery (heat is a deteriorating factor in Lithium Ion batteries).
I agree. I also uses other charger that does work with my Zen with same specs in charging the battery. It will not fry yoru battery. As long as you are charging within the time limit and not overcharging the unit so much, I guess you are doing ok. Sometimes its just the Ampheres and voltage that needs to be considered in chargers and these needs to be compatible with you LiIon batteries in yoru zen.

Palm Pre crazy symptoms: "phone offline", will not charge battery, will not start, error message "an error has occured that cannot be resolved"

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I bought my Palm Pre 4 days ago and it arrived 2 days ago. Phone worked great. Last night I plugged in the phone and updated the OS. After completion, I selected "Done" and went to bed.
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In upper lefthand corner of the phone there is the message "phone offline". Although the phone has been charging all night it reads "26% battery". I called the general Sprint tech support number and we tried the following things:
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Palms tech support person #2 then informed me that I should have selected the "mac" download option on www.palm.com/rom. I verbally walked her through the whole series of webpages, telling her that it says that you need Windows (version whatever) or Mac (version whatever) but that at no time was there an option to download a different WebOS Doctor for different operating systems. After some more discussion she told me she would have to have someone call me back tomorrow.
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So at the moment the phone is completely useless. Not fantastic. I booted up the mac in Windows 7 and downloaded WebOS Doc and received the same error. I also ran Windows Vista virtually and received the same error. Later this afternoon I'm heading into work to try the same thing on Windows XP.
In the meantime, I got onto this forum and located a thread that provided a direct link to the necessary file:
palm.cdnetworks.net/staging/rom/webosdoctorp100ewwsprint.jar
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I am hoping that Palm will follow up with me tomorrow, but I'm leaving at 7am on a business trip and would love to have the thing working. Any suggestions are welcome, even if you can just tell me how to get the think disconnected safely before my flight tomorrow. I don't fancy getting through security with my phone wired to my laptop.
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Hello and welcome to the forums;
Our phone support is open every day Monday through Sunday, although there are different hours of operation for the weekend. If after a webOS Doctor reset you are still experiencing the same problems, I would likely recommend replacement, either in a local store for your carrier or through our technical support department.
There may be additional technical support offered or suggested over the phone, this would need to be done first before a replacement could be issued.
Hope this helps,
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Please help....
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my new ipod 2 is not charging battery, why?

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